NATO Says Russian Missile Hit Poland During Ukraine Attack
Russian missiles have briefly entered Polish airspace in the past. Investigators have yet to definitively identify the object that struck overnight. Emergency services on Thursday at the site where an object landed near Lublin, Poland. Credit... Fot. Jakub Orzechowski/Agencja Wyborcza.Pl, via Reuters By Lara Jakes and Constant Méheut Lara Jakes covers NATO, and Constant Méheut writes about the war in Ukraine. July 30, 2026 Updated 11:03 a.m. ET Original article contains links. A Russian missile crashed in Poland on Thursday during an overnight assault on neighboring Ukraine, NATO said, an event that could risk bringing Russia closer to direct confrontation with the Western military alliance, to which Poland belongs. Mark Rutte, the NATO secretary general, said the incident was a “violation of Poland’s airspace by a Russian missile” and vowed to strengthen alliance defenses. “This incident is yet another reckless act by Russia and a dangerous consequence of its war against ...